Thousands paid their respects Tuesday to one of two firefighters who died in the line of duty last week in Boston.

Thousands paid their respects Tuesday to one of two firefighters who died in the line of duty last week in Boston.

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Updated: 7:34 AM EDT Apr 2, 2014

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WEBVTT COULD BE TOMORROW OR 50 YEAR. JOHN MULLER, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK. CLOSER TO HOME, THOUSANDS OF FIREFIGHTERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL BE IN BOSTON TODAY AND TOMORROW TO HONOR TWO FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. A FUNERAL SERVICE TODAY FOR ED WALSH IN ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH. THE SHOW OF SUPPORT WILL INCLUDE FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS THE GRANITE STATE. RAY BREWER IS LIVE WITH THIS STORY THIS MORNING. GOOD MORNING, RAY. GOOD MORNING, SEAN. ABOUT 60 FIREFIGHTERS FROM MANCHESTER WILL BE ATTENDING THE FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY AND TOMORROW. MANY SAYING EVEN THOUGH THEY NEVER MET THE TWO MEN, IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY. THOUSANDS LINED UP TO ATTEND THE WAKE FOR EDWARD WALSH. HE WAS MARRIED. HE LEAVES BEHIND THREE YOUNG CHILDREN. HE AND FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL KENNEDY DIED LAST WEEK BATTLING A NINE-ALARM FIRE IN THE BACK BAY. FIREFIGHTERS HERE SAY THE SHOW OF SUPPORT IS CRUCIAL. EVEN THOUGH I NEVER MET EITHER OF THE TWO FIREFIGHTERS WHO RECENTLY DECEASED, I FEEL LIKE I KNOW THEM. WE SHARE A COMMON BOND. THE OATH THAT WE TOOK TO LAY OUR LIFE DOWN FOR PEOPLE THAT WE NEVER MET BEFORE. EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE PERSON WHO PASSES AWAY, I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO HONOR THAT PERSON'S LIFE AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. ABOUT 10,000 FIREFIGHTERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE WAKE FOR FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL KENNEDY IS IN WEST ROXBURY. THAT WAKE IS THIS AFTERNOON.

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Thousands paid their respects Tuesday to one of two firefighters who died in the line of duty last week in Boston.